• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Mar-04-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Cerber ransomware sold as a service, speaks to victims

A new file-encrypting ransomware program called Cerber has taken creepiness for victims, but also affordability for criminals, to a new level.In terms of functionality Cerber is not very different than other ransomware threats. It encrypts files wit... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Mar-04-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on UN human rights chief warns of worldwide privacy implications of Apple-FBI case

A ruling ordering Apple to help the FBI access the iPhone of San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Rizwan Farook could make it impossible for the company or any other major international IT vendor to safeguard users’ privacy anywhere in the […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Mar-04-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Amazon disabled encryption on its Fire tablets and phone because nobody used it

Amazon caught flack on Wednesday for disabling the encryption capabilities of its Fire phones and tablets with a software update. The company says its reasoning was simple: people didn’t use it.
“In the fall when we released Fire OS 5, we […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Mar-04-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Amazon disabled encryption on its Fire tablets and phone because nobody used it

Amazon caught flack on Wednesday for disabling the encryption capabilities of its Fire phones and tablets with a software update. The company says its reasoning was simple: people didn’t use it.
“In the fall when we released Fire OS 5, we […]

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